Visiting Miami - Reccomendations

Discussion in 'South Atlantic' started by Eyenigma, Dec 12, 2017.

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  1. cu29

    cu29 Zealot (570) Sep 26, 2005 Wisconsin

    Flagler Village Brewery in Ft Lauderdale isn't worth the effort. Their beers sucked.

    Invasive Species is definitely worth seeking out.

    Veza Sur in Miami is actually worth visiting while in the Wynwood area. Nice atmosphere with beers equal to Concrete Beach. Combine these two places with J Wakefield and Wynwood, and you'll have a very enjoyable afternoon/evening.
     
    #21 cu29, Feb 17, 2018
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  2. jcb7472

    jcb7472 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Florida

    I’m sure Veza Sur is a nice place considering they have the financial backing of their parent company AB InBev, but I won’t give them my money. They’ll hide their association with a foreign company whose aim is to squeeze out and marginalize local craft breweries well enough to do OK I’m sure.

    Disagree on Flagler Village beers. The majority I’ve had have been really good. Maybe you tried a couple of the IPAs that have been on tap for awhile?
     
    #22 jcb7472, Feb 19, 2018
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  3. cu29

    cu29 Zealot (570) Sep 26, 2005 Wisconsin

    At Flagler I had Mo'Reka, Fort Lager Ale, McFearson DIPA, Black Haze, and Flager IPA-Citrus IPA.
    I'll certainly give them another shot when I'm back in F.L. But when I was there, their beers seemed off.
     
    #23 cu29, Jul 2, 2018
  4. Eyenigma

    Eyenigma Initiate (0) May 22, 2017 California

    I guess I should post a follow up to this considering my trip came and went:

    • J Wakefield - great place, although my timing didn't have me there during a release or anything remarkable on tap. Still a friendly atmosphere. Much smaller than I thought it would be, considering the great beers they make. But that's always the curse of projecting your fondness and imagining it to be 'bigger' in your head than it may be in reality. Still would recommend a visit.
    • The real hidden gem was the bottle shop directly up the street. It's called "Boxelder" and had a nice balance of stuff on tap and some bottles for purchase. Definitely made both worth the visit to that part of town.
     
    #24 Eyenigma, Jul 2, 2018
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  5. makalarch

    makalarch Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Hello all, I'll be in Miami staying in South Beach Sept 22-23 with very limited windows to do anything beer related. Was thinking about heading over to Wynwood for J Wakefield and Boxelder but are there any places near South Beach I could also pick up some Funky Buddha bottles? Is Funky Buddha even allowed to be discussed on here anymore lol. Cheers and thanks for the help.
     
    #25 makalarch, Aug 29, 2018
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  6. the_bavarian

    the_bavarian Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2017 Florida

    The Total Wine store at Fifth and Alton should have Funky Buddha bottles...they get pretty broad distribution these days...

    If you are looking for better bottle shops Boxelder and Union Beer Store are better choices.
     
    #26 the_bavarian, Aug 29, 2018
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  7. Gsteele292

    Gsteele292 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Florida

    Fwiw, Wynwood is now associated with Craft Brew Alliance, 24% stake (Kona, Widmer, Red Hook). CBA is 32.2% owned by ABInbev. So, if we are avoiding the evil empire, we have to avoid them as well, unfortunately. This happened December 2016, btw and totally slipped under the radar.
     
    #27 Gsteele292, Sep 5, 2018
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  8. spersichilli

    spersichilli Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2018 California
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    That's literally an 8% stake of Wynwood owned by ABinbev, not large enough for me to stop going there
     
    #28 spersichilli, Sep 5, 2018
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  9. Gsteele292

    Gsteele292 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Florida

    I agree with you on this, just pointing it out for those who don't want any $ to go to ABI.
     
    #29 Gsteele292, Sep 6, 2018
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  10. spersichilli

    spersichilli Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2018 California
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    True. I won't go to Veza Sur because of that (also a local bar gave me a taste of one of their beers and it was pretty bad, basically a diacetyl bomb).
     
    #30 spersichilli, Sep 6, 2018
  11. Resuin

    Resuin Pooh-Bah (2,921) Jun 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Does J Wakefield ever have bottles available for on site consumption, or is it all draft?
     
    #31 Resuin, Oct 10, 2018
  12. spersichilli

    spersichilli Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2018 California
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    All draft. On site bottle consumption would be a good idea but they seem allergic to those lately
     
    #32 spersichilli, Oct 10, 2018
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  13. gnartothecore

    gnartothecore Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2015 Florida

    Wynwood Brewing is now 100% owned by CBA
     
    #33 gnartothecore, Oct 10, 2018
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  14. spersichilli

    spersichilli Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2018 California
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    Yeah just noticed that, happened today right? Probably won’t be going there anymore now
     
    #34 spersichilli, Oct 10, 2018
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